I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 120 Slaying a Horse with a Sword
Whether it's cavalrymen riding warhorses, ready to charge at any moment.

They were still soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding iron hammers.

Or perhaps it was Taishi Ci, who had been keeping a close eye on Liu Miao from the very beginning.

When they saw Liu Miao actually riding forward, their panic was so intense it felt like they were about to vomit!
When the nearly 10,000 soldiers saw that Liu Miao was actually coming alone, they were all at a loss. Some even took a step back and looked towards the general's flag.

Liu Miao looked at the silent enemy army with satisfaction, and simply opened his arms, exposing his chest.

"Zhengli is unwilling. Does he really intend to lead his soldiers to attack me?"

Seeing that Liu Yao remained silent, Liu Miao arrogantly raised his whip and pointed it at the soldiers: "Since that's how it is, then come on! Attack me! Attack your governor! Attack the Han imperial family!"

These words further demoralized the morale to the extreme!

These soldiers under Xu Gong's command are not bandits!

They are all true sons of the Han Dynasty! They are soldiers of the Han army who take pride in the Han Dynasty!
Now, they've come to besiege their own superior and try to kill a member of the Han imperial family. What do they take them for? Bandits?
Seeing that the situation was spiraling out of control, Zhang Yun suddenly rode up to Taishi Ci's side.

"General, are you skilled in archery? Can you kill Liu Miao with your arrows now?"

Taishi Ci gripped the bow and arrow, but his eyes began to dart around: "But..."

"There aren't that many 'buts'!"

Zhang Yun pointed at Liu Miao, almost bursting into tears: "This man is spreading heresy and misleading the public. Do you really believe what he says?"

"If Ziyi has any concerns, then after the war is over, I will personally take you to Danyang to see for yourself how Liu Miao has ravaged the people there!"

"Ziyi! You also come from a poor family, yet you don't care about your fellow countrymen, but instead feel sorry for Liu Miao, a corrupt official who preys on the people?"

Upon hearing this, Taishi Ci finally raised his bow and aimed at Liu Miao's figure!

Just as Zhang Yun said.

He rose from humble beginnings and knew all too well the corruption and filth hidden among high-ranking officials!

Liu Miao disrespected the Three Elders and established the Three Chiefs; he embezzled land and promulgated the Equal Land Distribution System; he levied exorbitant taxes and built the Jinling Mausoleum. Isn't this a fact?

With such a person right in front of me, what is there to hesitate about?

However, when Taishi Ci drew his bow and aimed at Liu Miao, his brows furrowed slightly.

What's the story behind Liu Miao's warhorse?

Shouldn't the other warhorses be obediently controlled by their masters at this time, standing still in place?

Why was Liu Miao's warhorse swaying back and forth as if it were drunk, refusing to settle down for even a moment?
"Even so, it still managed to hit... huh???"

Just as the bowstring left his hand, Taishi Ci's pupils suddenly contracted!
Liu Miao's warhorse completely deviated from the normal movement trajectory of a warhorse, forcefully swinging its neck half a circle, causing Liu Miao's body to shift several inches in an instant!

Liu Miao was inwardly cursing his horse, Kuaihang, for not behaving itself and making himself look handsome in front of everyone. So he squeezed the horse's belly hard with his thighs, but Kuaihang was stubborn and simply snapped its neck back—

"Shhh!!"

A whooshing sound rang in Liu Miao's ears!

Something in the corner of his eye suddenly grew larger as if by magic, then grazed Liu Miao's cheek and flew past, hitting Liu Miao's thick neck armor!

The enemy has fired an arrow!

Before Liu Miao could even fully savor the thrill, he flung the reins and lashed Kuaihang's rump with the whip: "Liu Yao has committed treason! He has led troops to attack me without cause; he is a traitor to the Han!"

Traitor to the Han!

The last two words pierced the sky, and Liu Yao was finally awakened.

He never imagined that he, a member of the Han imperial family, would one day be called a traitor to the Han!
Unfortunately, he was powerless to refute it!
"What are you waiting for, Governor? Hurry up and kill Liu Miao!"

Seeing that Liu Miao was about to flee, Xu Gong immediately urged him on, while repeatedly calling out to the archers, "Fire arrows! Fire arrows!"

Scattered arrows flew toward Liu Miao, but to no avail.

Although Kuaihang's horse was unruly when ridden, it was incredibly fast, charging towards the camp like a bolt of lightning in an instant—

"withdraw!"

Zhou Tai and Chen Wu stood on either side of the gate, like two door gods. After Liu Miao entered the gate, they immediately took a strangely shaped weapon from the soldiers next to them!

The mighty Han Dynasty horse-slaying sword!

However, unlike traditional horse-slaying swords, these horse-slaying swords appear to be larger, wider, and heavier!
Su Tiemodao!

The cold glint of the weapon was sharp, as if it never concealed its killing intent!
A length of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) does not mean that one should wield a sword, spear, or halberd with both hands and charge forward to fight the enemy head-on.
Zhou Tai forcefully inserted the tail end into the soil, then pressed the handle forward to form an angle with the ground.

The heavily armored soldiers behind them followed suit, planting their iron swords into the ground in the same manner!

From the enemy's perspective, this scene looked as if three hundred tall ears of wheat, gleaming with a cold light, had suddenly sprouted from the ground!
Unfortunately, these ears of wheat don't nourish people; they bite!
The cavalry were the first to charge.

Zhou Tai and Chen Wu gripped their long swords tightly, watching as these colossal creatures of the battlefield charged toward them.

We must withdraw; we definitely must withdraw.

But how to withdraw is a skill in itself.

If they really fled in panic, even if Liu Miao managed to board the ship, half of the three hundred heavily armored soldiers would probably be scattered and killed by the cavalry.

Therefore, no matter what, they must withstand this first charge, slow down the enemy cavalry, and lose their momentum so that the three hundred heavily armored soldiers can leave the ship at their leisure.

Whether we succeed or not depends on whether this forest of steel spears can completely stop these warhorses!
Zhou Tai gripped the Su Tie Mo Dao with both hands, when suddenly he felt a chill on his forehead.

sweat?
No, it's rain.

Just then, the long-brewing downpour finally poured down! At first, there were scattered raindrops, then they joined together, and then it felt as if you were drowning in water, with moisture seeping into your body with every breath.

Zhou Tai was now completely relieved.

"Indeed, how could an enemy like that possibly make me break a sweat?"

"Zilie! If you get scared later, just hide behind me! Haha!"

Chen Wu, who was always gentle and kind, firmly planted himself in a horse stance, like an old tree with its roots intertwined.

"it is good!"

"That way, even if Commander Zhou dies in battle, our lord won't be left all alone!"

Zhou Tai, who had only intended to tease Chen Wu and have some fun, clearly hadn't expected Chen Wu to say something like that, and couldn't help but curl his lip.
"Tch! Boring!"

At this point, the cavalry had charged to within a hundred meters of the camp.

There was a tremor, as if the earth was about to rumble!
The strong, pungent stench of livestock, the barely tangible smell of blood from the weapons, and the unique stench emanating from the soldiers collided together first!
Zhou Tai's eyes widened, as big as eggs, and locked onto the foremost warhorse, confronting it head-on!

Horses, animals that should be devoid of emotion, seemed to feel an unknown fear resurface in their blood under Zhou Tai's angry glare, causing the warhorse to hesitate and not move forward!
However, the current situation is clearly not something that a mere beast like it can decide, nor is it something that the Han cavalry riding on it can decide.

charge!

charge!

The horses' hooves, as big as bowls, crushed the pebbles along the way into dust, and the deafening roar was mixed with the howls of war.

Three hundred heavily armored soldiers knelt in three rows in the camp, their reverse-grip swords firmly planted in the rain-soaked mud, silently counting down the numbers that, though seemingly short, now felt endless.

"One hundred steps."

"Fifty steps."

"Twenty steps."

Five steps!

"die!!!!"

Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, and other soldiers clearly felt the enemy cavalry's weapons slamming heavily into them with tremendous force!

If they weren't wearing heavy armor, this round would have broken their ribs, turned their internal organs upside down, and left them lying on the ground half-dead, groaning in agony!
but it does not matter.

Because almost everyone can feel a warm, viscous liquid appear on their hands.

This kind of texture definitely isn't rain!
The soldiers in the back row looked up and saw an enemy cavalryman who, unable to dodge in time, crashed headfirst into a piece of Su Tie Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) that he had never seen before.

It started with a horse head.

Then comes the neck.

Then, there was the face of someone lying prostrate on horseback, filled with panic and helplessness.

Both men and horses were annihilated!

Such a scene left not only the enemy but also the instigators, Zhou Tai and Chen Wu, stunned and staring blankly at each other.

"Youping".

"Ok?"

"That piece of intestine you're wearing... it's from a horse, isn't it?"

"should be."

Zhou Tai suppressed his nausea and immediately drew his short blade from his waist, giving a quick death to some enemy soldiers who were still groaning and howling on the ground.

Even the few remaining lone cavalrymen had completely lost their fighting ability and were just staring blankly at the battlefield.

Just now, it was as if everyone had been watching a row of uninteresting waves at the beach.

The surging waves roared in, crashing against the earth with tremendous force, yet leaving nothing behind. What was once a magnificent spectacle of ocean waves ultimately amounted to nothing more than a pile of foam that vanished into thin air…

Yes, this scene is nothing out of the ordinary; every person from Wu County has seen such a scene.

But now, those waves have turned into people, living, breathing people!
I witnessed them charge, roar, and then vanish into bubbles.

Compared to fear, what most people feel right now is sadness!

Everyone hesitated in place, even Liu Yao and the others at the rear forgot to give the order and forgot what they were supposed to do in this place.

"withdraw!"

Zhou Tai immediately drew his iron-handled sword in the opposite direction.

"We cannot linger here! Do not forget the pre-battle arrangements!"

Three hundred heavily armored soldiers immediately formed a line and retreated towards the warships on the dock, while Liu Yao and his men on the shore remained where they were.

Only Taishi Ci remained calm and charged ahead of the main camp towards the scene of devastation.

But when he looked over, he saw that Liu Miao had already set sail and was gazing at him through a rising mist.

Taishi Ci drew his bow and nocked an arrow, but after pulling the bowstring taut, he dejectedly put it down.

"This time... I'm afraid there will be a great disaster."

(End of this chapter)